Kentucky Butter Cake Cookies
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Kentucky butter cake cookies made with butter cake mix and cream cheese frosting turn your favorite cake into delicious frosted cookies!
This recipe for Kentucky butter cake cookies is so simple and perfect to add to your neighborhood cookie swap or bake sale list. Enjoy them as an afternoon snack following a yummy lunch of club sandwiches and refrigerator pickles!
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Kentucky Butter Cake Cookies
Kentucky Butter Cake Cookies
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Why you’ll love this recipe!
📌 Sweet, buttery, and delicious, just like the cake they’re named for!
📌 Easy to make and freeze well, do a double batch and save some for later!
📌 Make them giant and share with a friend, or do smaller cookies for a crowd!
Ingredients
- Cake mix – Butter flavor, unprepared.
- Butter – Salted, softened,
- Cream cheese – Softened.
- Egg – Large.
- Frosting – Cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, milk.
Step-by-step directions
⭐ First, in a large bowl, use an electric mixer to beat together butter and cream cheese until fluffy. Beat in egg and cake mix.
⭐ Next, scoop out cookie dough onto parchment lined baking sheet. Chill, then bake until just set. Cool on a wire rack.
⭐ Then, while cookies are cooling, make the frosting by beating together the cream cheese and butter. Beat in milk and powdered sugar.
⭐ Finally, frost the cookies liberally.
Scroll down to the printable recipe card toward the bottom of this article for ingredient measurements and detailed cooking instructions.
Preparation
Can you make Kentucky butter cookies ahead of time?
Yes! You can make and bake the cookies a few days ahead, or prep by making the dough in advance and keeping it in the refrigerator or freezer until ready to bake.
What frosting for Kentucky butter cake cookies?
We’ve topped these cookies with a delicious icing made with butter, cream cheese, milk, and powdered sugar.
What kind of cake mix for Kentucky butter cake cookies recipe?
Ideally you’ll want to use a butter cake mix, but you can also use yellow cake mix in a pinch.
Storage and leftovers
How long do butter cake cookies last?
These will keep 3- 4 days in the refrigerator or longer in the freezer. They should not be kept at room temperature since the frosting is made with cream cheese.
Can you freeze the cookies?
Yes! To freeze the baked cookies, allow them to cool completely then store in a freezer safe air-tight container for up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator. We find it works best to freeze before frosting whenever possible.
To freeze the dough, form into balls and roll in dough, then place in a freezer safe airtight container and separate layers with parchment paper.
Tips, tricks, and frequently asked questions
✅ Make sure not to overbake. In fact, these cookies should be just slightly under-baked so they stay soft and melt in your mouth.
✅ Bake on a lined baking sheet (with a silicone mat or parchment paper) or use a well greased cookie sheet (I prefer silpat!) to make sure the cookies don’t stick.
✅ If you want the frosting to be pipeable, continue to beat in confectioners sugar until you reach a pipeable consistency.
✅ Try topping with toasted sliced almonds or pecans for a delicious crunch.
What to eat with Kentucky butter cake cookies (serving suggestions)
Enjoy these yummy cookies after a filling dinner of crockpot stuffed shells or sheet pan fajitas. Try our 7 layer salad on the side and a glass of homemade lemonade to wash it all down!
More delicious cookie recipes
- Key lime pie cookies
- Raspberry cheesecake cookies
- Classic butter cookies
- Banana cake mix cookies
- Classic butter cookies
- See all our easy cookie recipes!
Tools we love
- Baking sheets – This set is perfect, we use them for everything from roasting, to baking, and even serving.
- Silicone baking mats – I always always always line with these, nothing sticks!
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How to Make Kentucky Butter Cake Cookies
Kentucky Butter Cake Cookies
Ingredients
COOKIES
- 1 package butter cake mix not prepared
- ½ cup salted butter softened
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 large egg
FROSTING
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- ¼ cup butter softened
- 1½ cups powdered sugar
- ¼ cup milk whole milk
Instructions
COOKIES
- In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to beat the butter and cream cheese until fluffy. Beat in egg and cake mix.
- Scoop cookie dough, with a 1 tablespoon cookie scoop, onto a parchment or silpat lined baking sheet. Chill sheet with scooped cookie dough for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Bake the cookie for 10-12 minutes at 350°F until just cooked through. We want them to come out super soft. Transfer to wire rack about 5 minutes after removing from oven, to cool completely.
FROSTING
- In a medium sized prep bowl, beat together cream cheese and butter until smooth. Whisk in the milk and powdered sugar.
- Spread frosting liberally over cooled cookies.
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Oh heavens this recipe turned out to be amazing!! Thank you so much for sharing them… my boys have already declared them the best!
The absolute best!! All of my kids devoured these cookies, thanks!
Some of the most delicious cookies I’ve ever had! They were amazing!